Atari
Top-selling US games for Atari systems, including Zaxxon and Caverns Of Khafka, have been re-packaged and re-priced by Centresoft for the UK. Zaxxon will cost £14.95, Caverns Of Khafka and Slinky £9.95 each. They will be on sale at Boots and other Centresoft outlets.

Spectrum
Ocean Software (061-832 9143) has produced what is thought to be the first golfing game to be modelled precisely on a real course. Royal Birkdale inspired the programmer and its layout is reproduced in moving graphics in the program. The price is £6.90. Beyond Software (01-240 1042) is ringing in the new year with Space Station Zebra, set in the usual remote fastnesses of space. Save the galaxy for £5.95.

Dragon
A new company on the software scene is Sphinx Data and its first offerings are two games called Hydrus and Andromeda, available by mail order only from 43 Lambert Road, Banstead, Surrey at £4.95 and £6.95 respectively. The longer established Imagine is now offering Leggit, an adaptation of its Spectrum game Jumping Jack which has been enhanced by the addition of sound and music.

Commodore 64
Also from Imagine is an improved version of its top-selling Arcadia which offers 16 sprites and more levels of play than either the Spectrum or Vic versions.

Spectrum
Sulis Software (0225 61929) is aiming to bridge the gap between "zap and alien" games and heavy educational programs with a series of 'leisure learning' programs. On offer are Time Traveller (history), Beseiged and Golden Apple (spelling word games), Just a Mot (French vocabulary) and Masterbard (Shakespeare). Sinclair now has the Cattell IQ Test working £12.95) together with Chess Tutor I and Magnets (both £9.95).

BBC
The Sulis programs (see above) are also available for the Beeb. Micro Power has produced Which Salt?, a program suitable for 4th and 5th year pupils. It costs £6.95.

Apple
Latest offering from Pete & Pam is a series of four maths programs under the MicroMath title. Dealing with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, the four program set is available at £19.95 plus VAT. From the same outlet are four packages from PDI Educational Games: Reading Comprehension, What's Different; Story Builder/Word Master; Pre-School IQ Builder; and Memory Building: Concentration. All are priced at £14.95 plus VAT (on disk).

Spectrum
Sinclair can help you with your printing problems with its Print Utilities package. Price £9.95.

IBM
IP Sharp (01-370 4567) has squeezed its mainframe APL language on to the PC for £250. It offers full compatibility with the mainframe version and should be available by the end of March. A further version for the XT/370 will be available in the Autumn.

CP/M
Encotel (01-680 6040) has launched Bisync 3270 and 3780/2780 emulators to allow connection to IBM mainframes. The emulators are available on disk for £514.

Apple
Accent Software's TGS (The Graphics Solution) can now be obtained from Pete & Pam for £99 plus VAT. The program is a graphics editor and animation system that allows you to comine graphics and text in a manner similar to making a movie film. Also from Pete & Pam is a new version of top ten business program DB Master (Version Four) at £239.95 plus VAT.